What's to be done about imbeciles who put rescuers' lives at risk?

Blackleaf

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Rescuers are supposed to put their lives at risk. It's part of their job.
 
Blackleaf

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JLM said:
I suppose if a person is fully within his rights to act like an idiot. Smart people learn from others' mistakes!
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What kind of rescuers are they if they are not prepared to put their lives at risk?
 
shadowshiv

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Blackleaf said:
Rescuers are supposed to put their lives at risk. It's part of their job.
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Let's give an example. A group of skiers decide to deliberately ski in a area that is CLEARLY marked as being a non-skiing area due to dangerous conditions. If they end up in danger because of their choice, and the rescuers decide that it is too dangerous for them to attempt a rescue, then the skiers are SOL. See, the rescuers can choose NOT to attempt a rescue when the risk is too great. However, they most often choose to attempt a rescue because they want to, not because they have to.
 
JLM

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shadowshiv said:
Let's give an example. A group of skiers decide to deliberately ski in a area that is CLEARLY marked as being a non-skiing area due to dangerous conditions. If they end up in danger because of their choice, and the rescuers decide that it is too dangerous for them to attempt a rescue, then the skiers are SOL. See, the rescuers can choose NOT to attempt a rescue when the risk is too great. However, they most often choose to attempt a rescue because they want to, not because they have to.
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Absolutely, I have no sympathy whatsoever for someone who deliberately disobeys a sign, otherwise what's the use of posting the sign?
 
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